Tape dispensing machine



' Filed VMarGh 26, 1945' 8 Sheets-Sheet l y Aug; 27, 194s.

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TAPE DISPENS ING MACHINE Filed March 26, 1945 l 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 //l/l//////////l///////x y um?? im? Patented Aug. 27, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-"lice v y 32,406,418 TAPE DISPENSI'NGMAGHINE Lewis Walters, New York, NY. Application Marchl, 1945, Seriai No; 584,842

tomber 3, 1940, and 2,245,472.155116451 June 10, 1941, 5

and 'is a Continuation finpar`t Of my copendi-ng application, Serial No. 527241, .led March 20, '1944, ifor lTape dispensing machine.

.An object v`of this .invention is yto provide ia moisten-ed tape dispensing machine which ris delo 'signed 'for dispens'ngwidetape and which is so constructed that Itapes yof, varying widths up yto the maximum may be dispensed byithis mach-ine.

Another object yof this invention is lto `provide lin a machine .of this type, .an improved cutter for .l5

knife for severing a .measured long-th of tape.

A further objectof this `invention istoprovide an improved means for `regulating .the length lof rthe dispensed tape.` y Y A vfurther object .of this invention is to provide A20 in a machine of this type vanv improved means for maintaining .the tape in contact with @the .-moistening element.

A further objectief .this invention fis -to inro-` vide fin a machine of this itype, an'improved ,guide $5 for guiding the tape .from the supply roli'to the cutter.

A further object of this invention -is to provide in a machine of this type an improved mean's 'for actuating the cutter on the return lor idilingfo` stroke of the operating lever, so'that -the .cutter will be properly actuated .for any .selected length of tape dispensed.v

Ay further object of this :invention is to provide an improved means for supporting fthefsup-f 35 ply roll so that tapes of lvarying widths may "be dispensed.

with the above objects lin view, uuu others which may hereinafter more fully appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, com- 40 bination .and arrangement-of-partsas willbe more speciiically referred to and illustrated in `the 'a'c.

companying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment =of the invention, but it `will be understood that changes, modications ,and variations" 5 of the invention may be resorted -to which rail within the scope of the invention :as claimed.

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Figure .1 is a. vdetail si'de elevation of a tape dispensing machine constructed according to an 50 l embodiment of .tl-iisin-vention.A

Figure 2 is .a-detail top plan of the machine. y Figure Sis a longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on .the line 3 3 -.of-Figure -2.

. Figure 4 is la detailside elevationof thesidenf `Figure 10 .is .a sectional vView -taken on theI line l 0-1 0 Vof Figure 9.

.Figure 11 is :a detail yend elevation of the water and brush :holden y VFigure 12 .isa -fragimentaryside elevation, `-partly in section, of the IeedingmeChaniSm. v

'Figure .'13 :.is .a fragmentary `sectional view taken `onthe lli-ne I V3---l 3 .of Figure 12.

.Figure 14 .is Ia :sectional view taken ren Ithe-line lfd-.I4 of Figli-re .1.

' Figure .-15 is -a fragmentary-sectional -view taken on .the line I5-I 5 of.Figure;2.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on Ithe 1ine AIii-.I 6 of iFiigurefZ.

Referring 1to the drawings theinumerfal Ztl-designates ,generally a housing which :is formed .ofopend, as indicated Iat :21,` and secured between `the side "walls 2l -andr-22 by fastening :members 28rse cured to inwardly projecting 4lugs 219 :carried :by the inner sides of `the side walls -2I and 22,.

Theend wall :2.3, fbottom wall 26 and upwardly Iinclined ywal1g25l define '1a -esupply roll'chamber v3l) 'within which a gummed tape supply:ro113| .is adapted .to engage..

Thezroll 3| rotatably :engageson'aipair 'o'f .rollers 32 .and :33 which are mounted ion bolts 34 and l 35 respectively, extending between Ythe :side Vwalls* .and ,preferably spacer sleeves i36 -iand 31 are :disposed yabout the bolts 34 rand 35 and eng-age fthe .inner -faces of the :side walls 25| and 22 .so as to hold these .side walls ein :desired spaced .apart relation. Preferably roller 33, whichzis a lower 4forward roller, lincludes ra pair -of outer :rollers -i218 and ,39 of less fdiameter Ythan ithe intermediate provide'a means whereby supply rolls of'different widthsmay be rotatably held in upstandingzp sition Within the roll chamber 3D, I have provided a pair of plates 45 and 46which have bosses 41 and 48 respectively at their lower end portions.` The plates 45 and 46 areelongated and are loosely supported on a transversely exz tending bolt 49 extending between the side walls 2l and 22 at the lower rear portion-of the roll'- chamber 30.

The bosses 41 and 48 are adapted to slide Alengthwiseof the bolt 49 and the plates 45 Yand 46, at their upper forward ends,arel each formed with a slot 5|) within which the bolt 49 and the sleeve 4| are adapted to loosely engage. The for-7A ward-upper ends of the V platesf45 vand 4,6'1nay be .disposed at opposite "ends of theinternnediate roller 42 and between this roller and the next adjacent' rollers 43/ and if desired these plates may be disposed between the short rollers 43 and V44 or may be positioned at therouter ends of the rollers 44. 4

A tape guiding table, generally' designated as 5|, is disposed forwardly of the roll chamberV 30, and extends forwardly and downwardly therefrom.A The guiding table 5| includes a flat plate 52 extending between the side Awalls of the housing which is'formed at the opposite longitudinal edges thereof withv vertical flanges 53 forming a channel therebetween and horizontal outwardly extending flanges 54 extend from the upper edges of the vertical flanges53 and seat on lugs 55' Whichyare carried by the inner sides ofthe side walls of the housing andthe flanges 54 are secured on the lugs 55 by fasteningi members 56.

vThe table5| provides Vanadditional means'for holdingthe side wallsof the housing 'in spaced' apart parallel relation.

A plate V51 is disposed within the channel formed by the vertical flanges 5 3' ofthe table, and has the lower side thereof positioned in spaced relation to the upper side of the plate 52 so as to thereby form a 'passageway 58 within which the 'tape is adapted to slidingly engage. 51 has a transverselyr disposed rib 59 extending The plate upwardly therefrom and the rib 59 -is formed-with plate supporting lugs 60' at the oppositeends thereof which loosely engage in cutouts'o'r recesses V6| formed in the horizontal flange 54l and, the

vertical iiange'53. The lower edge 62 of the cut- Y out or opening forms a stop 'tof limit the'V downvward movement of the plate 51. `'Ihe rear portion of the plate 51 has formednintegral therewith, a pair of outwardly extending supporting lugs'6'3 which engage over the upper sides of the flanges54.

The forward tape guiding table 64 secured by i fastening members 65 to inwardly projecting lugsk 66 carried by the side walls, is disposed in a horizontal position extending from the forward lower end of the table 5|. l table 64 is spaced forwardly from the forward end f of the tablel 5|, and forms arspace 61 within which a tape cuttingv blade 68 is adapted to slidingly en- The rear edge or end of the 4 f tween the side walls of the housing and overlies the horizontal table 64. The tubular rear portion 18 of the presser plate 69'forms a tape guiding mouth or throat 12 within which the free end of the tape is adapted to engage as it is pushed forwardlyr. y

The plate 69 is relatively light in weight so as not to cause undue friction on the forwardly moving tape and cause the tape to lbuckle at the forward end of the plate 51.y A second presser plate,

generally designated as 13, is rockably mounted on a bolt or pivot member 14 extending between the side walls ofthe housing. The presser plate v13'includes a plate member 15 formed with a 'Y tubular rear end portion 16, which is transversely elongated sothat the rear end of the presser plate Y may have'relative vertical movement with respect l to pivot member 14.

lThe forward portion of the plate 15 is reverted or bent backupondtself so as to form a transversely extending housing 11 v within which a rweight 18 is adapted to be positioned.` The weight 18fis adapted to overliel a pairof tape moistening 'brushes 19 'and 89 which aremounted in a brush holder, generally designated,V as 8|. The brushes 19 and 88 project slightly above the top of table 64 at ythe forward endV of the latter vs o that the lower gummedside of the tape will brush overthese brushes and will becomey moistened thereby. The brush holder'89, shown in Figuresf9, 10A and 11, includes a box-like housing formed of va bot- 96 having'a'curve'd slot 91 therein throughV which tom wall 82, opposite side walls 83 and 84 and front and rear walls 85 and A86. An upstanding rib 81 is mounted inthe holder 8| forwardly from the'rear wall 86 and provides a water channelor passage 88 so that the water entering intake openng89 which is formed in the'sidewall 84may engage at the opposite edges of the brushes disposed in the holder 8|, forwardly from the partition or rib 81. Theplate 9|l'is secured to the inner side of the bottom, wall 82 and provides a means whereby the brushes 19 and 89 mayberaised to the desired degree for engagement 'with the 45* gummed lower side of the tape. A water reservoir 9 I, of substantially L-s'hape in plan, extends'from the side wall 84v and communicates with the interior of the brush holder through the opening 189 in the 'side wall 84.v A bottle' or liquid receptable 92 is supported from theouterside of a .gear housing 93, secured tothe side wall 2|. The

receptacle 92 is seated inatransversely curved plate 94, `having a lower forward end V95 against which the lower forward end of the receptacle 92 is adapted toseat and the plate 94 has formed integral therewith a supporting plate or bracket a bracket adjusting bolt 98, threaded into a gear v housing 93, is adaptedto engage.

A second bolt or'screw 99 also engages Vthreugh the bracket 96 forwardly from the slot 91 and about 'which the receptacle holder is adapted to pivot when adjusted by loosening of bolt 98. The receptacle 92 has extending from the forward lower end thereof, a tube |00 and a flexible tube ||l| is telescoped over the tube |89 and projects into the reservoir' 9|.

The talpe T, which is withdrawn from the sup-k ply roll 3|, is fed forwardly by means of a serrated feeding rollerV |82 which is secured to a gage. A'rockable'presserplate 69 formedwith'a y tubular rear'portion 1l) is mounted 4on a'transversely extendingbolt or shaft 1|' extending beshaft |83 journalled between-the side wallsj2| and 22, kThe feeding-feller |02 extends through an opening |84 formedin-the center ofthe table member 52 s'o that the roller |02 will engage the which is mounted ona shaft |06, carried by a .5 i U-shaped 'roller support l'I'lIrI., .is disposed fabove the ita'ble member 52 rand .is `ad'a-'pite'd *to `engage the upper Iside :of the :tape directly above the roller |02. .The roller .mounting fIllFI is roc'kably .mounted 'on 2a shaft '|08 extending between the Vertical flangesi53 fof thef'tableal and a .spring Vwhich is formed of a pair -of Ycoils |09 and .|10 having an intermediate fU -s'hapedrrolle-r .tensioning member |II, `is disposed about the shaft vor bolt .I U8 andoonstantly urges 'the :roller 105 :downwardly into tape .Contacting position. The :outer ends .of .the :coil springs `.|09 and :1111) 'extend through the vertical `flanges 53 "and terminate :in 'a :lateral extension .engaging :the llowerfside of the horizontal 'flanges 54. fllhe shaft :I 03 :has :secured a :thereto 'a gear '.I'|'2 4xivhieh -meshes ia :gear i113 mounted on a yshaft |=If|I Jjiournalled vbetween Vthe Jside walls :of 'thehou'sing The shaft `I |11 has fse- 'cured 'thereto ra .small gear :I 1'5 rmeshing with a driving gear |16 .loosel fearried `byafdrive .shaft |11..

Thegears |1-5ar1d 1:16 :are disposed .in the .gear

:housing 93 formed lwith ears II I8 and 'secured by fastening memb'ers 11.9 to the side wall `2'I ofthe housing. The shaft ItII has `secured to the end thereof opposite lfrom gear I|6 land outwardly 'of side wall 2-2, .a lever '|20 having a handle 12| pro- .Jecting .inwardly'over the housing 23.

.In 'order Ato Y'provide for rotation fof Eshaft 'I:If4

with rocking of shaft |11., vI have :provided a small gear 12.1, which is loosely mounted on `va 'shaft |2'2lhavingcollars 123 Tat the 'opposite ends thereof. Thezsh'aft 2-2 'extends between the Sparallelfarrns 1.24 hand a U-shaped support which :is

v-xedlylmiounteigi fon shaft ill'l by means 'ofa Collar |25. The parallel'sides 'of the supporting lniember 124 'are formed with y'elongated `arcuate :slots |25 which `are 'eccentric rwith 'respect 'to the axis of shaft |I.`I "so that when the roller :support tor mounting |24 `moves upwardly `with rotation of shaft :II-'1 shaft 122 will initially lremainstation-- ary until gear |21 is tightly clamped .againstgear I|6 `after which gear I IE will 'rotate with gear holder |224. This :gear holder with f'gear I2| foonstitutes a ratchet `which .is :so constructed .as tto provide an initial lostm'otion withre'speotto 'gear II5, the purpose ror which will beihereina'fter described.

In order to provide for 'positive rele'ase of gear I 2| from gear |16 `on 'the :return czyele of lever |20, I have provided .a "U shaped .gear releasing member 12.7 `which is .secured by'fastening means |23 `to the side wall 232. .The collars I 23 are adapted to engage the upper ends of the free -l'egs of the U-shaped member 1| 21 and 'ho'ld the gear |2I and shaft |22 'stationary 'while .ra't'ohet vsufiporting member 124 :swings 'downwardly foir the remainder l'o'f its return Cycle. vThe v'lower Iedges of the side legs of ratchet 'supporting member |24 are notched out as fait '|29 'so 'as' to per-mit- `suiiicient vmovement of the 'ratchet supporting member during the release fof ratchet rgear Ilzl from 'locking withgear II I6.

'The forward rockingfof l'lever |120 may be `-vselectively limited .by means of an adjustable 'looking lever 129 mounted on ia fbi-vot memleerfl-3'0 .engaging through `|the outer wall 123| `df lla lever housing |32.

The adjusting lever |29 Ais provided 'witha 'stop pin |33 which is engageable in a selected one Aof a plurality of Arecesses or .pin :sockets |34 'formed 'inthe 'inner side of the wall |30. 'A ilever stop member |35 is carried bylever .|29 and. is posii tioned in the path of the :swinging vof lever .120 :so that the latter/.lever will be lilriitedlin its fore 'ward :rocking according to the position ofl :the member f| 35...

Lever I 29 .is lform'ed With 'a right angularlyand .outwardly 'extending' 4arm .136 engaging `'through ra'nopening '|311 A'formed inthe side wall TI 38 vso `that .leVer :|29 maybe selectively adjusted .to the defsired Iposition. .A 'ila-t spring |39 :loosely engaging about 'pivot .memberlSU-constantly urges Ilever 4|23 outwardly .so :as to maintain ,pin "|33 vin lthe selected recess i134. .Housing :|32 :is formed with at least :a `:pair Vof ears 13:9a which are y:secured by fastening members |40 to the under' iside of .side wall 22. A let/er returning fspring |41 which .is secured iat .one e'nd lto an Veye iIf-'IEZ :carried by lever |20 sand the :spring 1:41 .engages overrairoller |143 carried by ra 4spiifot member |44 disposed .in the lever fhousing '|32 and :the opposite -fend .of spring 141| is secured t'o va screw |115 'carried yby .the side wall 22.. Lever `swinging thereof .is adaited :to engage a cushioned stop member A:14S-'carried by 'alu'g 141 which .is :disposed within the lever housing |32.

The shaft IYFI :has seouredthereto between'the Vside Walls 2| and -22 thereof., fa'bla'de shifting .deg Y|48 fandthe dog 21118 is adapted to engage the'rear end of a blade shifting (lever |49 which is Irookl'wardly finto an l"opening |50 which .Sisfor'med in la blade :Carrier 45.1. 'The blade 'carrier 15| com- 'prises a .plate 52 lhav-ing a blade exposing .opening :|53 fand the plate |552 is .slidabl'e betw'een a pair Iof :spaced-apart 'plate :guiding lugs 1*"54 and |55 which are carried by the inner sides of the side walls=2| and 22. 'The plate |53isfals'o adapted to :slidingly engage between the adjacent ends of the table members r52 :and .34 and 'preferably tablev B4 is formed with a rearwardly 'pro'jjeeting portion |56 -twhich lengages in `the opening i153. :The plate :carrier .|51 iis constantly furged upwardlyfbylmean's fof-'a pair :of springs 15'1 secured .at their .lower 'ends to 'bolts |1533 .carried by the plate |52 'and to bolts ol' pins 1159 oar-fied byt'he iside 'wallsfof the housing. Blade 68 is-secureoto .the rear side 'of plate |52 lby 'fasteningmembers |60 in the Iform Aof trivets or the .like 'and blade 88 is of inverted V-shape, as indieatedfat '16| .so as to provide a shearing effector Aaction when blade 68 is `pulled .downwardly by rocking of lever :|49 under the upward rocking of .lever rocking dog 1148. The fstop member :|55 'will engage the flower edge of opening |53 when lever |49 has `been released from 'dog .I 48 by counter-'clockwise rocking or `rotation of this dog as viewed in Fig-A ure-3, so that yblade fcarrier I 5I maybe moved upwardly by means of springs 'I5'I and 'permit the tape to be moved `forwardly between ythe knife The brush Eholderlil is supported lforwardly of the blade `carrier -1251 by 'means-of inwardly proie'cting supporting lugs Y|64 carried by 'the'.sid'e walls of the housing, and preferably right languf' end thereof 'that the tape '-I' eannotfbe @pulled |20., upon rearwardv more clearly in i forwardly until lever |20 is initially vrocked-'forwardly on the initial lost motionV thereof with Arespect to the tape feeding gear train.

VA swingable cover plate |61 is rockably mounted on a 'pivoting bolt |08 carried bythe 'side walls and `engages overk the supply roll chamber |30. vA second closure |68r isrockably mounted'on a pivot bolt |69 extending between the sidewalls and the free end of: closure member |68 terminates at the forward end of the housing whereas CII upwardly to inoperative. position whereby the c 'I tape may be fed through the opening in lsaid carrier, and means for moving said carrierdownwardlyy on the cutting cycle thereof.

3. In a tape dispensing machine as set forth Y in claim 2, wherein said last named means includes a rock lever-engageable at one vend thereof withpsaid carrier, and` a lever operating dog engageable with the opposite end of said lever.

the rear end of closure |68 terminates at substanptially the forward end of closure |61.

.between feed rollers |02 and |05, and in the guiding space 58 beneath the plate 51; As lever |20 ais: rocked forwardly in the initialforward rocking of this lever,V ratchet gearV 2| willl initially lrotate on shaft |22 until this shaft is tightly bound by the eccentric slot |26 and gear "|2| th'us lockedto driving gear IIB. When knife operating .dog |138 is rotated downwardly'away from the rear -end of plate operating lever-|49 springs |51 willv move plate. carrier |5| upwardly and vwhen `plate carrier |5| is in its uppermost position: thej` tape can be. pushed forwardly in the space |62 and the tape will then enter the guiding throat 12` andpassbeneath the lightweight pressure plate 69 and will th'en be'pushed between the brushes 19 and 80 and a pivoted pressure plate The extent of the forward rocking of lever |20 is limited by the adjustment of stop lever |29 sothat-the length of dispensed tape can be very accurately guaged.V i f l This tape dispensing ,machine has been Vclesigned particularly for dispensing `relatively wide tape and, as hereinbefore described, the lwidth of the tape is only limited by the width of the channel Aformed between the table ilanges 53. Any desired narrow width of tape may be dispensed, it only being necessary to adjust the supply roll supporting plates 45 and 4B between the selected rollers 42, 43 or 44. n Y i,

Y What is claimed is:

1. In a tape dispensing machine including a housing formed with a', supply rollchamber, a pairof roll supportingrollers in the lower portion of said chamber, a pair of vertical roll supporting plates in said chamber, a stationary shaft extending transversely across said chamber and loosely extending through said plates whereby saiduplates may be selectively spaced Vfrom each other, a plurality of rollers at the upper forward portion of saidvchamber, means supporting said latter rollers, said plates being notched at their forward ends to engage over said latter supporting means, and said plates being'engageable b'etween selected ones of said latter rollers whereby said plates will be held in spaced parallel relation.

i 2..',In a tape dispensing machine, a tape guidf ing table, including a pair of table members having their adjacent ends disposed in spaced relation, a knife carrier slidable in the space between said table members and having an upper elongated opening within whichv one of said ta-ble members projects whereby said one table member will limit the vertical movement of said carrier in atleast one direction, a knife secured to said carrier and having an inverted V-shaped cutting -edge,spri1 1g means constantly urging said carrier 4. In a tape dispensing machine, a housing formed" with a supplyroll chamber, a plurality yof roll supporting rollers in said chamber, Yone of said rollers being formed of a plurality of axially aligned roller sections, and a pair of supplyV roll rguiding plates "1n vsaid chamber., each'of said plates having an end thereof interposed between a pair of said roller sections whereby rolls of different widths may be supported on said rollers.

5. A tape dispensingn machine comprising a housing, `a'tape guiding ta-bley in said housing, a pair of tape feeding rollers for moving the tape lengthwise of said table, a Ygear train Vconnected with one of said rollers, a drive Shaft for said gear train, an operating lever xed to said shaft, pawl and ratchet means for operating said gear' train upon rotation of said shaftin one-direction, a loose coupling between said shaft and said ratchet providing lost motion between said shaft and said ratchet, a tape cutter, meansmounting said cutter for sliding movement across said table, a carrier fixed to said cutter, means constantly' urging said'cutter'to a position above said tableya cutter depressing lever disposed below said table and engageable with said carrier, and a trigger fixed to said shaft engageable with said depressing lever when said operating lever is in a substantially rearmost position to thereby move said cutter downwardly to cutting position, said loose coupling providing means whereby said cutter will be moved upwardlyV above Vsaid table by said latter means prior to rotation of said feedingrollers by said gear train.

6. A tape dispensing machine as set forth in claim 5 including a stop carried by said housing engageable with said carrier Vfor limiting the upward movement of saidV cutter.

'1. In a tape dispensing machine, a tape guiding table of U-shape in transverse section, outwardly extending supporting flanges carried Vby the opposite legs of said table, a passage forming plate disposed between the legs of said table and having the lower side thereof spaced from the upper surface of said table, andoutwardly extending supporting lugs carried by said plate engaging said flanges to thereby support said plate spaced from said table, said flanges and said legs being formed with a pair of cutouts within which certain of said lugs engage for holding said plate against endwise movement.

8. In a tape dispensing machine, a feeding means for the tape comprising a rock shaft, a lever secured to said shaft, a driving gear loose on said shaft, a ratchet gear meshing with said driving-gear, a carrier for said ratchet gear fixed on said shaft, and means mounting said ratchet gear on said carrier whereby said ratchet gear will be immovable relative to said driving gear during the rotation of said shaft in one direction, said carrier including a pair of plates fixed to said shaft on opposite sides of said'driving gear and formed with eccentrically disposed curved slots, and a shaft loosely extending through said slots i and said ratchet gear,

9. In a Ytape dispensingmachine, a feeding means for the tape comprising-a rock shaft, a

lever secured to said shaft, a driving gear loose on said shaft, a ratchet gear meshing with said driving gear, a carrier for said ratchet gear fixed on said shaft, and means mounting said ratchet 'gear on said carrier whereby said ratchet gear formed with a pair of eccentrically disposed' curved slots, a shaft loosely extending through said slots and said ratchet gear, a pair of collars on said latter shaft, and stationary means disposed in the path of swinging of said ratchet gear engageable with said collars for effecting psitive release of said latter shaft from said carrier prior to the completion of the return cycle of said first shaft and for effecting an initial lost motion between said first shaft and said driving gear.

10. In a tape dispensing machine, a housing, a feeding lever rockably carried by said housing, a cap-shaped cover carried by one side of said housing engaging about a portion of said lever and having a slot in which said lever may freely rock, an abutment xedly carried by said cover for limiting the rearward rocking of said lever, a forward stop disposed in the path of the forward rocking of said lever, and means adjustably mounting said forward stop whereby to regulate the feeding cycle of said lever, said mounting means including a stop carrier swingably carried by said cover, said cover having a plurality of recesses onthe inner side thereof, and a pin carried by said carrier engageable in a selected recess.

11. In a tape dispensing machine, a housing, a feeding lever rockably carried by said housing, a cap-shaped cover carried by one side of said housing engaging about a portion of said lever and having a slot in which said lever may freely y rock, an abutment fixedly carried by said cover for limiting the rearward rocking of said lever, a forward stop disposed in the path of Ythe forward rocking of said lever, and means adjustably mounting said forward stop whereby to regulate the feeding cycle of said lever, saidmounting means including a stop carrier swingably carried by said cover, said cover having a plurality of recesses on the inner side thereof, a pin carried by said carrier engageable in a selected recess, and a. spring engaging said carrier and movable therewith for yieldably holding said pin in a selected recess.

LEWIS WALIERS. 

